Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 87.7% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 50.3% | 52.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 70.3% | 77.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 78.2% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia was 87.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.